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Re:A Reddit tattoo in thanks for bone-marrow-transplant flas... by rdouble on Saturday December 10, 2011 @01:13AM (#3337105)
It's illegal to not treat someone who is going to die because they are uninsured. They just get stuck with a massive bill. It's untrue that the US cant implement public healthcare... They have had it for years in the form of Medicare.
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Re:A Reddit tattoo in thanks for bone-marrow-transplant flas... by burgerbrain on Saturday December 10, 2011 @01:38AM (#3337141)
That actually depends on the treatment and the ailment.
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